This post will be short because after all tomorrow is the most important of the all the "firsts" - the first day of school. The halls and rooms and desks will all be full and I will meet my new kids. It's been a long day, and I am definitely physically tired, but I can't help but be mindful of how relaxed I am. It's a far cry from the day before my first day of school at my old school, where I almost had a mental breakdown at Staples) and definitely a far cry from my first day of school ever, nine years ago. I was stressing out a bit last week, but decided to do a short meditation instead, and it really helped - I'm so glad that I will be doing Mindful Schools and Yoga Ed with my kids this year.
I had a thought as I was leaving my classroom this afternoon. I was reminded of this scene from
The Office, as I turned around and took in my empty classroom that will be filled with my new kids tomorrow and who knows what sort of adventures over the next ten months, I thought "This is *my* classroom. And we're gonna be great." <3
To all my fellow educators, may you have a wonderfully inspiring new school year with your new students!